Roll out the barrels, Labor Day Festival ready to celebrate
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s party of the year is back. After taking last year off because of the Covid pandemic, the Hamtramck Labor Day Festival is ready to host…
Heavy rains cause citywide flooding, and there is more to come
Update: The state is offering financial relief to low-income households that suffered damages from the recent flood. Those applying must own the home they are claiming damages for. To apply…
Park dedication postponed today
By Charles Sercombe An apparent all-day rain has caused the postponement of today’s (Friday, June 25) dedication of the city’s newest park. No new date for the dedication has…
Breaking news … Warren man charged in latest shooting death
By Charles Sercombe A Warren man has been charged in the shooting death of a 20-year-old Hamtramck man. Darnell Lavon Hill, who is also 20 years old, faces multiple felony…
Hamtramck raises the Gay Pride Flag despite objections
By Charles Sercombe The Gay Pride Flag is flying over the city. Getting to this historical first wasn’t easy. The issue raised an old cultural divide in the city,…
Lawsuit says city erred on translations
By Charles Sercombe A Hamtramck woman and a Detroit-based voting rights organization say the city failed to provide accurate Bengali-language translations in the 2020 elections. With the assistance of New…
Breaking news: Southbound Dequindre, at Carpenter, to be closed on and off
By Charles Sercombe Traffic congestion – and frustration – is about to ramp up in Hamtramck, starting this coming Monday, June 21. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that…
Drive-by shooting ends in one death and two injured
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s second homicide of the year occurred Monday evening. And just like the city’s first one that happened two months ago, it involved a street shooting that…
Gay pride flag proposal sparks intense debate
By Charles Sercombe Some old divisions in Hamtramck over gay-related issues reared their head at the last city council meeting. What was supposed to be a routine resolution to…
Caniff parking lot repaving is moving along
By Charles Sercombe Halfway done. The Caniff city parking lot received its first layer of asphalt paving on Monday, after about a month’s worth of work to remove the…
